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  • Title: PML/RAR alpha rearrangement in acute promyelocytic leukaemia with t(1;17) elucidated using fluorescence in situ hybridization.
    Author: Eclache V, Benzacken B, Le Roux G, Casassus P, Chomienne C.
    Journal: Br J Haematol; 1997 Aug; 98(2):440-3. PubMed ID: 9266946.
    Abstract:
    Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is characterized by t(15;17)(q22;q21) which results in the formation of two chimaeric genes, PML/RAR alpha and RAR alpha/PML, thought to play a role in leukaemogenesis. We report a case of a patient with APL apparently lacking the t(15;17) but with t(1;17) translocation identified by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Chromosome 15 seemed intact but PML/RAR alpha fusion transcript was detected by molecular analysis. The patient achieved complete remission with all-trans retinoic acid treatment associated with chemotherapy. This case illustrates the usefulness of combined cytogenetics, FISH and molecular biology in cases with no evident t(15;17) to predict response to treatment.
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